Telephone cut-out.



J. ANDERSON, JR.

TELEPHONE CUT-OUT.

APPLICATION HL ED OCT. 7, 1912.

Patented Nov. 10, 1914.

may be pressed to break the transmitter circuit whlle the phone is being held in the hand and without the' necessity of resting itu on a table or other su port..

aving thus described the invention What isclaimed is: v v p "/...'1.In a device 'of the character described, the combination with va housing provided with an opening,of a base plate mounted `in .thef-h'o'using, spring contacts xedly secured Q each by one end to the base plate and insu'lated therefromythe free ends of said contacts normally engaging each other, spaced apart. apertured 'ears projecting from the each other Withth'e aperture` of the -ear adear 'remote therefrom, a plunger slidably fitted in the aperture of the remote ear fand having 7a reduced portion slidabl fitted'inlthe aperture of the other ear VWit its-end" presented in spaced relation to one of the: contacts, a push button secured to the fouterend of theplunger and movable f .fthrough the open-ing of the housing, said .push buttonbeing provided With a base interiorly of the housing to engage the hous-v j-ingabout the opening and limit the .out-. fwardfmovement of the plunger, the inward y, movement-of the plunger beinglimited by engagement of the unreduced portion of base plate, said ears being in alinement with zrcent the contacts smaller than that of the,

with an'opening, of resilient normally engaging contacts mounted in the housing, 1

plunger slidable in the housing and movable tc engage one contact vand force it from the other, means limiting such movement of the plunger, a platev bearing over that end of the plunger, remote from the contacts and e'ngaging'against the inner Wall of the hous' ing kto prevent outward .movement of the plunger, a push button bearing against the plateand provided with a recess in its outer face, and a screw threaded through the" ush button and plate into the plate with its ead .seated in such recess,.the push button extending through the openinof the housing.

In testimony whereof I- a x my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES ANDERSON, JR. [1.. 5.] Witnesses: v

V..S. MCCUNE, CHAs. B. LEHMER. 

